Where to begin with Evernote, I really and truly dislike Evernote, there is really no organizational system available in Evernote other than that which can be denoted in the titles. So when clipping articles you have to remember how many articles you have clipped in order to organize your files, and with the massive number of articles we were required to compile, it was chaotic. Evernote only allows for sorting to occur by title, date created, or author. To make mine more manageable, I made several different notebooks, I made a notebook for each topic I researched, Inclusion, NGSS, New Teacher Info, and Ted Talks, were some of my Notebook Topics. I also created a non-school related notebook I titled, Curiosities for when I was perusing the internet and came across and interesting article I wanted to review later. This mostly included food, and DIY home decorating tips. I accumulated around 60 notes in all of my various notebooks.
As a Type A, organization freak, Evernote lacked sufficient sorting methods in my opinion. Saving articles onto a notebook that has limited search capabilities was a major stressor for me. I believe all the articles I found would be easier to reference in the future, simply by re-searching the intended content rather than pulling up outdated articles. Because in a few months when I wish to review the content, in the realm of science, and NGSS, this content could potentially be outdated. When using Evernote in a group capacity, it often became slow or unresponsive and could not handle the workload. Also when merging tables and writing, the formatting and editing capabilities were lacking to what Google Docs, and One-Note can provide. In addition, in order to merge notebooks, review previous edits or access some of the other functions that would make this app desirable, you would have had to pay. I ran out of shareable data, uploading revisions to our shared notebook which was frustrating.
I believe that technology is an ever increasing aspect of our lives, and as Teachers, learning to teach in a technology dependent era we too have to stay up to date with the best methods to share with our students and each other that we must explore all different aspects, apps, and tools. Science is curiosity and having a PKB that serves as a repository for our research as an extent of our knowledge could be valuable for some. For me however, it lacks the organization or usefulness that Google Search or Google Docs provide with searching, sharing and collaborative work. I found however that being encouraged to look up and research things pertaining to our very near future was helpful to answer questions about the new elusive NGSS standards or best teacher practices for students. Maintaining a curious nature as a science teacher is imperative and constantly seeking to expand our knowledge base is a tool not to be taken for granted and should be a frequently used tool on our belts.
As a Type A, organization freak, Evernote lacked sufficient sorting methods in my opinion. Saving articles onto a notebook that has limited search capabilities was a major stressor for me. I believe all the articles I found would be easier to reference in the future, simply by re-searching the intended content rather than pulling up outdated articles. Because in a few months when I wish to review the content, in the realm of science, and NGSS, this content could potentially be outdated. When using Evernote in a group capacity, it often became slow or unresponsive and could not handle the workload. Also when merging tables and writing, the formatting and editing capabilities were lacking to what Google Docs, and One-Note can provide. In addition, in order to merge notebooks, review previous edits or access some of the other functions that would make this app desirable, you would have had to pay. I ran out of shareable data, uploading revisions to our shared notebook which was frustrating.
I believe that technology is an ever increasing aspect of our lives, and as Teachers, learning to teach in a technology dependent era we too have to stay up to date with the best methods to share with our students and each other that we must explore all different aspects, apps, and tools. Science is curiosity and having a PKB that serves as a repository for our research as an extent of our knowledge could be valuable for some. For me however, it lacks the organization or usefulness that Google Search or Google Docs provide with searching, sharing and collaborative work. I found however that being encouraged to look up and research things pertaining to our very near future was helpful to answer questions about the new elusive NGSS standards or best teacher practices for students. Maintaining a curious nature as a science teacher is imperative and constantly seeking to expand our knowledge base is a tool not to be taken for granted and should be a frequently used tool on our belts.